Show tI By Dy DR LOYAL CRANE About allowances I I do not believe believe belleve be be- lieve In giving children money for tor forthe forthe the simple reason that It accustoms accustoms accustoms toms the child to the the the- experience nce of ot getting something for nothing And sooner or later laler the child is bound to discover that getting something for nothing Is one of the things that does not happen In the great world beyond the home This discovery Is likely to cause him much pain mental suffering So why not spare him this misery by never permitting him to develop Incorrect attitudes On on n the subject o Of course e. e children need a little pocket thone money and when they are approaching the close of ot high school they are likely to need quite a little In order to be able to enjoy the perfectly legitimate i-go i good times to which youth Is entitled But why not let him earn It There are countless tasks about every hous household which can be well done by the young folks even ny DY youngsters of the tender age of ot 6 6 My on own little lIttIe ye 6 year old is Is' Is Isnow now receiving the munificent ent sum of ot 3 cents per per day day for clearing the dishes the table after the evening meal And you may be sure that the 21 cents which she receives S Saturday morning is thoroughly ap ap appreciated predated and enjoyed Why l should we not not carry this same principle on through all the school years a s paying the he young man to mow the lawn and tend the furnace furnace furnace fur fur- nace while his sister earns her I spending money making the beds and helping with the Saturday house cleaning Surely this Is a much wiser system BYS- BYS tem tern than merely giving young people people peo peo- pie outright because they want it and ask for It By permitting them to earn you not only teach them to value money as they must ultimately learn to tu value it but you also Increase their sel self respect as well as their respect for you And the opportunity which this system affords for teaching a a. child chUd the value of ot industry and thrift is unique an and unequaled In fact I cannot conceive how these very es essential essential essential es- es virtues could possibly be taught in inai any ither way So do not give your child an al allowance al- al allowance low lowance nce unless unless' you expect expect to provide provide provide pro pro- vide him with one for the rest of ot othis his natural days And that would probably be unwise even if It you jou ou c could uld afford It Copyright 1925 by ene McClure Newspaper Syndicate Dr Crane will be glad to advise our readers on problems of ot home training mental development school progress vocational guidance guidance guidance guid guid- ance etc Address your letters to Dr Crane care of ot McClure Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate Fourth avenue avenue ave aye nue New York N N. Y T. enclosing a asta sta ped addressed envelope envelop for tor re reply re- re ply |